See what you think about this as a bypass for creating more forums or custom features.

Prefix news = You must have a link
Prefix opinion = No link required

Eh? Eh?

(01-31-2019 12:59 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  See what you think about this as a bypass for creating more forums or custom features.

Prefix news = You must have a link
Prefix opinion = No link required

Eh? Eh?

I like it. I vote yes.

I like it.

Like the feature.

Sounds good.

Do it!

#gratzie

This should reduce cb's posts by about 98%.

(01-31-2019 12:59 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  See what you think about this as a bypass for creating more forums or custom features.

Prefix news = You must have a link
Prefix opinion = No link required

Eh? Eh?

So if one were to link an opinion piece from, say Fox News or CNN, should one use the "Opinion" prefix?

(01-31-2019 01:35 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  This should reduce cb's posts by about 98%.

and increase his butthurt 5-fold.

To ensure that the quality of discussion doesn't go straight to sh*t without the requirement to post a link .... people who post something flagrantly stupid in the opinion section will be policed by me ... directly.

Examples of new threads likely to get you sent to the stockade:

[OPINION] All gays diddle children
[OPINION] Global warming denialists should be sterilized
[OPINION] Tom doesn't understand math
[OPINION] People attend Georgia State football games

(01-31-2019 01:37 PM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(01-31-2019 12:59 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  See what you think about this as a bypass for creating more forums or custom features.

Prefix news = You must have a link
Prefix opinion = No link required

Eh? Eh?

So if one were to link an opinion piece from, say Fox News or CNN, should one use the "Opinion" prefix?

Your choice. But things in news are expected to have a link.

(01-31-2019 01:42 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  To ensure that the quality of discussion doesn't go straight to sh*t without the requirement to post a link .... people who post something flagrantly stupid in the opinion section will be policed by me ... directly.

Examples of new threads likely to get you sent to the stockade:

[OPINION] All gays diddle children
[OPINION] Global warming denialists should be sterilized
[OPINION] Tom doesn't understand math
[OPINION] People attend Georgia State football games

attaboy...

they'll make the attempt...however, it then concentrates minimal effort from the mod squad...

you're on the right path...

(01-31-2019 01:42 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  To ensure that the quality of discussion doesn't go straight to sh*t without the requirement to post a link .... people who post something flagrantly stupid in the opinion section will be policed by me ... directly.

Examples of new threads likely to get you sent to the stockade:

[OPINION] All gays diddle children
[OPINION] Global warming denialists should be sterilized
[OPINION] Tom doesn't understand math
[OPINION] People attend Georgia State football games

What if for this one we provide a link to a previous thread?

(01-31-2019 02:04 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(01-31-2019 01:42 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  To ensure that the quality of discussion doesn't go straight to sh*t without the requirement to post a link .... people who post something flagrantly stupid in the opinion section will be policed by me ... directly.

Examples of new threads likely to get you sent to the stockade:

[OPINION] All gays diddle children
[OPINION] Global warming denialists should be sterilized
[OPINION] Tom doesn't understand math
[OPINION] People attend Georgia State football games

What if for this one we provide a link to a previous thread?

Keep in that thread.

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I like

(01-31-2019 01:35 PM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  This should reduce cb's posts by about 98%.

Doubt it. He puts a link. He just never reads past the headlines. Several here like that.

That's a great idea!

The link requirement was just dumb. 'Bout all it did was insure any topic turned into nothing more than the same ol' criticizing of the source. Nothing worse than opening a thread and finding nothing but pages of "fake news" and no discussion of the topic.